Banks & Jones, Attorneys at Law

Scott Jones is a fierce trial lawyer and a zealous advocate for his clients.

Early life

T. Scott Jones was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. Graduating from Farragut High School in 1984, T. Scott attended and graduated from Oxford College in 1986, and then Emory University in 1988, all while working as well as maintaining a full social calendar with the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. After graduation, T. Scott headed home to Knoxville to attend the University of Tennessee College of Law, becoming a member of The International Legal Honor Society of Phi Delta Phi, and graduating early in two and a half years in 1990.

Community commitment

T. Scott gives back to his community through his work on numerous handpicked pro bono cases each year, and he works extensively with the Kerbela Shriners of Knoxville. He has received the Melvin Jones Fellow Award from Lions Club International.

Awards and recognitions

Well-regarded in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, T. Scott has received numerous accolades and awards. Multiple times, his peers in the legal field have voted him one of Knoxville’s Top Attorneys in polls conducted by CityView magazine. The American Institute of Criminal Attorneys named him one of Tennessee’s 10 Best Attorneys, and the American Society of Legal Advocates named him one of Tennessee’s Top 100 Litigation Lawyers. He has also been nationally recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America by the National Trial Lawyers. T. Scott’s successful litigations of his clients have also qualified him for the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Professional memberships

T. Scott knows the importance of interacting with colleagues to stay abreast of developments and changes in the legal world. T. Scott frequently teaches CLE courses on trial strategy, teaching other lawyers his methods for success in the courtroom, and is certified as a Rule 31 Mediator in the Tennessee Supreme Court. He is a member of the Knoxville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the National Trial Lawyers, and both the Tennessee and American Associations for Justice. In addition, T. Scott is licensed to practice in all three United States District Courts for the state of Tennessee, the United State Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.